Central African Republic: Flag and Facts
The Central African Republic flag has four horizontal stripes of blue, white, green, and yellow, cut through the middle by a vertical red band, with a yellow star in the upper left.
- Capital
- Bangui
- Region
- Middle Africa
- Population
- 5.8 million (2025)
- Languages
- French, Sango
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc
- Area
- 622,984 km² (240,535 sq mi)
- People
- Central African
- Calling code
- +236
- Highest point
- Mont Ngaoui 1,410 m
- Independence
- 13 August 1960 (from France)
- National symbols
- elephant
- Borders
- Cameroon, Chad, DR Congo, Congo, South Sudan, Sudan
About Central African Republic
The flag mixes Pan-African colors with those of France. Red recalls blood spilled for independence, blue means sky and freedom, white means peace and dignity, green means hope and faith, and yellow means tolerance. The star represents hope for a bright future.
This landlocked nation sits in the very center of Africa, where many ethnic and language groups meet. It joined wider trade networks around the early 1700s, and slave raids from that era left tensions between groups that still linger. France set up the colony of Ubangui-Shari in 1903 and ran it much like the Belgian Congo, handing control to private firms. Independence arrived on 13 August 1960. Most of the land is a wide plateau, flat or gently rolling.
Did you know?
- The elephant is the national symbol of the Central African Republic.
- Mont Ngaoui is the highest point in the country at 1,410 meters.
- The Central African Republic is about four times as big as the state of Georgia.
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Questions about Central African Republic
What is the capital of the Central African Republic?
Bangui is the capital.
What languages are spoken in the Central African Republic?
French and Sango are the official languages.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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